Djon's Village Market

I am a local to Melbourne, FL and I used to go to City Tropics, (before Djons) with my mom and we loved it. I’ve been to Djons Village Market and the rooftop now twice and I hate to say that I’m so disappointed with the sushi chef and the owner-Djon. I have been here before to get a poke bowl down stairs and after staying I had Celiac Disease/Gluten Allergy (because sometimes because don’t know what celiac is and I like to give them grace). I saw that mine was covered in teriyaki and Eel sauce which both contain wheat (just like soy sauce). I was devastated and tried to reach out to someone regarding this issue and I got nothing. I didn’t get to eat my poke bowl, after already making the drive and paying for it because the kitchen staff is not knowledgeable. Yesterday I went here with my mom and our friend who owns a business in Indiatlantic. I ordered a Cosmo and a Spicy Tuna Roll and stated I had a gluten allergy so to leave the soy sauce out and any other sauces. My waitress understood and told the chef to change his gloves etc prior to making my food. When I got my food I ate one piece of my roll and realized there was eel sauce drizzled all over my black plate. I ordered a new one without the sauce… since apparently I have to help the chef figure this out. They also didn’t even have GF soy sauce so my mom had to go downstairs to the village market and buy some. After a shift change our new waiter told us they should’ve just given us some and that she shouldn’t have bought any. Yea we know that… but of course there’s no attempts to make it right. I already knew I would be extremely sick from the one little bit of eel sauce that was on my plate (which I am extremely sick today) but what’s insanely shocking and disrespectful, is that the owner was standing at the bar goofing off and couldn’t spend the time to come take five steps toward our table and apologize for the mistake. I told a few waitresses and our new waiter that I had tried to reach out to the owner in regards to this issue previously and nobody would talk to me. Here he is five feet away and he won’t even take the time to take care of mistakes that are happening in his establishment. The village market carried The Organic Girly (a local gluten and grain free mom and pop) among many other Gluten Free options in the store, so why can’t the kitchen staff follow suit? I don’t understand how a rooftop bar and village market in beachside is not able to fully grasp this concept. Thankfully the rest of the staff was very kind. But the owner is not. Which makes sense knowing his reputation in Brevard. I would like to say that I will come back, given that my fiancé and I have spent a lot of money in the village market, but after this experience of blatant disrespect from the owner, I’m not sure we will.

¡BRAVO! The GLUTEN-FREE options here are vast and they have hired the G/F DYNAMIC DUO that delivers: Pastry-Chef Sarah delights with her sweet and moist pastry options. We enjoyed this week's Blueberry Lemon Tart, and Sugar Cookies. Now, I am eagerly awaiting her G/F Chocolate torte w/Raspberry sauce (hint/hint). CHEF Mike gets down with his savory and delicious to-go options in the deli. We enjoyed his new G/F Pasta salad creation: Sundried 🍅, ⚫ olives and chickpea pasta, and his Shepard Pie is so incredible too. Also, Will in the deli is very patient and insightful. He always provides excellent customer service and understands various dietary restrictions, and if something is tricky or unclear he ALWAYS finds the proper person to confirm. Djon's only carries WILD seafood, which we truly appreciate. Their wood fired 🍕 is really tastey. Their Lobster 🦞 Bisque blows away the ChartHouse's, and their Coffee and Gelatos are insanely delicious too. The Bistro upstairs offers tantalizing dishes and refreshing drinks with a chill vibe. This spot reminds me of a mini Erewhon in So.Cal but better bc of the attentive and knowledgeable staff. Super Grateful! -Regina&Evan